The birthplace of Jack Kerouac and the Industrial Revolution, Lowell's history echoes all around you. Former mill buildings and cobblestone streets now add charm to a bustling downtown, steps away ...

Once famous for its textile mills, the city of Lowell hit ... rising housing costs are a problem across Massachusetts. More than half of Lowell renters, and more than a third of its homeowners ...

Table 2: Portuguese Employment in Lowell’s Cotton Mills of Those Living ... the United States and settled for a few years in Taunton, Massachusetts. He probably worked in the Whittenton Mills, one of ...